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title: "PURCON924 - PUFA IMP and Placebo"
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# PURCON924 - PUFA IMP and Placebo

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purcon924-pufa-imp-and-placebo-ocds-h6vhtk-029840). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of East Aglia: "PURCON924 - PUFA IMP and Placebo". Published status: unsuccessful. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** UNSUCCESSFUL (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of East Aglia](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-east-aglia-GB-FTS-7512)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 April 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029840`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purcon924-pufa-imp-and-placebo-ocds-h6vhtk-029840#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofeastanglia%2Faspx%2FTenders%2FMyTenders)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purcon924-pufa-imp-and-placebo-ocds-h6vhtk-029840#participate

## Description
We are looking to contract with a manufacturer who can:
• Provide active Omacor capsules of n-3 PUFA (eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in 1g capsules in a 1.3:1 ratio in accordance with specified regulations;
• Manufacture matched placebo (palm oil and soybean oil) soft-gel capsules in an 8:2 ratio in accordance with specified regulations;
• Bottle and label trial medication in accordance with specified regulations;
• QP release the active and placebo capsules with a minimum shelf life of 12 months; and
• Either, ship final trial medication direct to participants following dispensing centrally OR ship to recruiting site pharmacies for dispense and onward shipping.
The efficacy and mechanisms of action of n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acid supplementation in people with non-steroidal exacerbated airways disease and uncontrolled asthma (PUFA): placebo-controlled randomised parallel multi-centre clinical trial is due to commence recruitment in July 2021. The trial will be conducted according to Good Clinical Practice and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulations. The trial is Sponsored by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) with specified tasks delegated to the University of East Anglia (UEA). The UEA Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU) is a UKCRC registered trials unit and works with sites and institutes across the UK to deliver high quality studies. PUFA is a National Institute of Health Research project funded by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programme (NIHR number: 129910).
PUFA aims to determine whether n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acid supplementation in people with non-steroidal exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD) can improve asthma control as measured by the asthma control questionnaire. A total of 98 participants from NHS Trusts across the UK will be recruited and complete study assessments at 3 monthly intervals for a total of 6 months. Recruitment is anticipated to last 15 months, completing in October 2022. Participants will be recruited throughout this period.
Participants will be randomised to receive either 6g / day of n-3 PUFA (eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) as 6 Omacor capsules (5.04g EPA + DHA) or matched soft-gel placebo (palm oil and soybean oil) capsules, to be taken once daily or in divided doses with food for 6 months.
The active treatment will be administered as 6g of EPA and DHA in a 1.3:1 ratio as six Omacor capsules. Active capsules will comprise 84% EPA + DHA. Active capsules should not be altered in any way i.e. must not be overencapsulated. Placebo treatment will comprise 6 soft-gel capsules containing palm oil and soybean oil in an 8:2 ratio. Placebo capsules must appear identical to the active capsules.
Trial treatment will be dispensed in bottles to each participant once during their involvement in the trial.
We anticipate that 58,900 active capsules and 58,900 placebo capsules will be dispensed in ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purcon924-pufa-imp-and-placebo-ocds-h6vhtk-029840)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Contract Period:** 23/04/2021 to 01/05/2023

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 008908-2021-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008908-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-26T14:10:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:51:41.931Z
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